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SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL

159 MAIN ST, SCHENEVUS, NY 12155 · (607) 638-5881 · Otsego County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of New York public K-12 schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools

Enrollment
244
Combined
STATE 544
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
24 FTE teachers
STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
95 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K115%
Kindergarten177%
Grade 1115%
Grade 2219%
Grade 3198%
Grade 4177%
Grade 5177%
Grade 6156%
Grade 7146%
Grade 8208%
Grade 9198%
Grade 10208%
Grade 11177%
Grade 122611%

This year's kindergarten class (17) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).

Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
White
23295%
STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
21%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Two+
52%
STATE 4% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11045%
Female
13455%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
50.2%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
NY avg 57.4% . +11.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.2%56.8%
2023-2451.5%45.6%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL

SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL this school24438.9%50.7%
JOHNSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL
NORTH CREEK
24438.9%45.5%
ROXBURY CENTRAL SCHOOL
ROXBURY
22442.0%47.0%
SOUTH KORTRIGHT CENTRAL SCHOOL
SOUTH KORTRIGHT
28740.8%35.5%
ANDOVER SCHOOL
ANDOVER
23935.1%43.6%
FRANKLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL
FRANKLIN
20942.1%40.3%
Matched among New York K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Otsego County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.7%#55 of 101#3 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.8%#52 of 101
▲ 27
#6 of 8
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.2%#62 of 101
▼ 18
#3 of 8
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
244#137 of 192#7 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#110 of 146#6 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.5%#134 of 152#6 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
38.9%#112 of 136#8 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-35.3%#5 of 95#1 of 7
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
244
-43 (-15%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252442410.2:139% (95)
2023-2424724.89.9:148% (118)
2022-2325227.69.1:146% (115)
2020-212872511.5:149% (142)
2017-183773510.8:147% (176)
2015-163733411.0:132% (119)
2010-113693710.0:137% (135)
2000-014153810.9:135% (145)
1990-914103013.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL.

About SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL

SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL serves students in SCHENEVUS, New York, as a low-enrollment combined-grade school. It covers pre-K through 12, with a total enrollment of 244 students. Statewide, combined schools in New York average about 544 students each.

Federal records list SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT as the district for SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL.

White students make up 95% of enrollment at SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal staffing data show 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL and a ratio of 10.2:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 39% of students. For comparison, public schools in Otsego County average 42%.

SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of New York public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Test results at SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL are 10.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.7% actual, 60.7% predicted).

Otsego County has about 60,108 residents, and the median household income is $68,885, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL, Otsego County has 20 other public schools.

The school nearest to SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL is WORCESTER SCHOOL, at a distance of about 4.7 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. On average proficiency, SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.

Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.

2024-25 enrollment was 244, a 15% decrease from 287 in 2020-21. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 10.2:1 in 2024-25.

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Otsego County at a glance

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Population
60,108
Census ACS
Median income
$68,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
6,216 students

Quick facts

School name
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL
District
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
159 MAIN ST, SCHENEVUS, NY 12155
Phone
(607) 638-5881
County
Otsego County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
244
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
95 (39%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
360306000078
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL
How many students attend SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL?
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-12.
Is SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL.
How diverse is SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL?
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL?
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL is overseen by SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Otsego County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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